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Critically ill COVID-19 patient delivers baby while on heart-lung bypass
January 7, 2022 — A Marine Corps spouse and mother of five was 28 weeks pregnant when she caught a “mild case” of COVID-19 in June 2021... MORE

San Antonio Market: Testing site operations
January 7, 2022 — The community is experiencing very high levels of COVID-19 transmission related to the omicron variant. Testing continues to be available at Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and in the community; however, unprecedented demand for testing has led to congestion, long lines and some delays in processing... MORE

DOD's chief data officer discusses 'data-centric' future
January 7, 2022 — The Defense Department is focusing data on joint warfighting activities and actions put in place in the past are bearing fruit, David Spirk, the department's chief data officer, said Jan. 5... MORE

Feedback Fridays
January 7, 2022 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

559th Flying Training Squadron continues proud heritage
January 6, 2022 — The only difference between these two photos is the aircraft and time, 78 years to be exact. The 559th Flying Training Squadron, part of the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, continues the proud heritage of producing the Air Force's best instructor pilots... MORE

Register now for 2022 Learning Professionals' Consortium
January 6, 2022 — Registration is open for the 2022 Learning Professionals' Consortium, or LPC-22, presented by the Air Force Learning Professionals Program. This virtual event, presented on Zoomgov.com, comes with an update in format for 2022... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in New Hampshire, New York, continues in eight states
January 6, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 35 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 15-person team to New Hampshire, and one 20-person team to New York – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

Air Force, Space Force observe National Mentoring Month in January
January 6, 2022 — Mentorship is a type of professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides another person to develop both personally and professionally. This relationship helps achieve mission success and motivates Airmen to achieve their goals... MORE

BAMC volunteer spreads kindness through service
January 6, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center staff and patients look forward to a friendly greeting from someone wearing a volunteer vest on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Garden Entrance to the hospital... MORE

First Spanish-language SNCO course at IAAFA fills partner nation need
January 6, 2022 — Enlisted Professional Military Education at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland reached a new level this past training cycle with the addition of the International Senior Non-Commissioned Officer course... MORE

San Antonio native named MTI of the Year
January 6, 2022 — Joining the Air Force in 2007 was an easy decision for Master Sgt. Michael A. Galindo, who grew up in San Antonio, also known as Military City USA... MORE

MEDCoE launches first class of Army-Baylor University Occupational Therapy Doctorate program
January 6, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at 2:00 p.m. to launch the first class of the Army-Baylor University Occupational Therapy Doctorate, or OTD, program. The new graduate degree program was developed as part of a Department of the Army and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine initiative to support the increased operational force manning requirements for Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, by 2024... MORE

JBSA implements HPCON BRAVO PLUS
January 6, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio officials announced implementation of Health Protection Condition BRAVO PLUS measures beginning Jan. 6, 2022... MORE

Avoid ERs for COVID-19 testing only
January 5, 2022 — The community is experiencing very high levels of COVID-19 transmission related to the omicron variant. Testing continues to be available at Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and in the community; however, unprecedented demand for testing has led to congestion, long lines and some delays in processing. Please know that we are doing everything we can to augment our testing sites at BAMC and WHASC... MORE

METC occupational therapy assistant students create, display interactive projects
January 5, 2022 — Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus Occupational Therapy Assistant program held an open house at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 10, 2021, to showcase their interactive class projects and explain how they are applicable in military rehabilitation. ... MORE

Remember, all JBSA installations are no-drone zones
January 5, 2022 — Recreational drone use is strictly prohibited on all Joint Base San Antonio installations, except with documented approval, generally starting at the installation commander level... MORE

You’re invited! AETC 80th Anniversary Gala Jan. 22, 2022
January 4, 2022 — Mark your calendars for Air Education and Training Command’s 80th Anniversary Gala, Jan. 22, 2022 at 5 p.m. at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The event will feature a prominent Air Force leader as the keynote speaker, and a live performance by Velocity of U.S. Air Force Band of the West. Emceeing the event will be celebrity media personality, Elizabeth Ruiz, a 40-year veteran radio icon and San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame inductee... MORE

Dietary supplements: Educate yourself first before trying them
January 3, 2022 — Steeped in a culture of fitness and optimal performance, military professionals take dietary supplements at far higher rates than their civilian counterparts. Studies show that nearly two in every three service members takes some sort of daily dietary or herbal supplement... MORE

With 2022’s arrival, U.S. Air Force gears up to commemorate its 75th anniversary
January 3, 2022 — Seventy-five years after the Air Force’s birth on Sept. 18, 1947, the spirit of innovation that has driven the service was on display when a B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, roared over the Tournament of Roses Parade and one of the most prestigious college bowl games, the 2022 Rose Bowl, to kick off the yearlong 75th-anniversary celebration... MORE

AFCLC launches new introduction to China, Russia courses with certificates on Culture Guide app
January 3, 2022 — The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently added Introduction to China and Introduction to Russia culture courses and a video library to its newly updated, free Culture Guide mobile app... MORE